This is the long forgotten light at the end of the world
Heat rose to her face at the quiet response. It felt like a rebuke, and Seren's eyes dropped to the ground, shame and embarrassment coiling like a serpent in her stomach.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "It's just... Won't that make it more difficult for you? When the war begins..." As she grew and became more aware of the stakes, of the lines drawn in rock rather than sand, the girl had made a conscious effort to avoid the Ascended. Especially since her clash with Nate. It seemed downright foolish, to set herself up for that kind of heartache.
Talk about marriages and past relations of his was hardly any lighter a topic, but Seren was happy to listen all the same. The name he dropped did make her blink; it was not unfamiliar. "Harper's Phoebe?" she asked, a little wide eyed. "I... really had no idea about that. And why do you look so miserable about it? Isn't a god blessing your union supposed to be a wonderful thing?" Decidedly curious now, Seren blinked up at her uncle. If her disposition had been less light, it might have been entertaining to watch him squirm under her queries. As it was, the girl merely smiled, as if expecting some wild tale of mischief. She had only heard good things about Frey in the past.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "It's just... Won't that make it more difficult for you? When the war begins..." As she grew and became more aware of the stakes, of the lines drawn in rock rather than sand, the girl had made a conscious effort to avoid the Ascended. Especially since her clash with Nate. It seemed downright foolish, to set herself up for that kind of heartache.
Talk about marriages and past relations of his was hardly any lighter a topic, but Seren was happy to listen all the same. The name he dropped did make her blink; it was not unfamiliar. "Harper's Phoebe?" she asked, a little wide eyed. "I... really had no idea about that. And why do you look so miserable about it? Isn't a god blessing your union supposed to be a wonderful thing?" Decidedly curious now, Seren blinked up at her uncle. If her disposition had been less light, it might have been entertaining to watch him squirm under her queries. As it was, the girl merely smiled, as if expecting some wild tale of mischief. She had only heard good things about Frey in the past.
Seren
